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« Reply #1365 on: July 09, 2014, 05:35:52 PM » |
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Great stage!
Reckon the results today can be discounted when it comes to form etc? Seems the Contador/Valverde group completely eased up and played it safe over the cobbles. Contador at almost 2/1 seems good to me!
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« Reply #1366 on: July 09, 2014, 05:46:06 PM » |
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Great stage!
Reckon the results today can be discounted when it comes to form etc? Seems the Contador/Valverde group completely eased up and played it safe over the cobbles. Contador at almost 2/1 seems good to me!
Especially when you think that the reason Nibali went on the attack is that he knows he is going to lose time in the mountains, and needs as much of an advantage as possible. |
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« Reply #1367 on: July 09, 2014, 11:09:58 PM » |
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« Reply #1369 on: July 12, 2014, 08:56:09 AM » |
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why is Nairo Quintana not in the TdF?
Really enjoyed watching him last year, why would a team leave him out?
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My eyes are open wide
By the way,I made it through the day
I watch the world outside
By the way, I'm leaving out today
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« Reply #1370 on: July 12, 2014, 09:00:18 AM » |
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why is Nairo Quintana not in the TdF?
Really enjoyed watching him last year, why would a team leave him out?
he based his season round the giro better mountains for him, hard to ride in more than 1 grand tour a season |
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« Reply #1371 on: July 14, 2014, 10:15:18 AM » |
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Back from a weekend here | Click to see full-size image. |
 Just in time for today's stage  I have some Bastille Day interest in Pinot @ 18/1 Should be a cracker today |
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« Reply #1372 on: July 14, 2014, 10:22:39 AM » |
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Is it just me or has there been a lack of sprint stages in the first week compared to normal, I remember a few years back chipolini winning 5 or 6 stages before we hit mountains and he would climb off
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« Reply #1373 on: July 14, 2014, 01:55:59 PM » |
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Is it just me or has there been a lack of sprint stages in the first week compared to normal, I remember a few years back chipolini winning 5 or 6 stages before we hit mountains and he would climb off
Think its been pretty standard. Kittel & his fellow sprinters do a great job getting within the time limit on mountain stages. |
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« Reply #1374 on: July 14, 2014, 02:00:07 PM » |
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Yeah i know they do, but there hasnt been as many flat stages imho in first week, maybe i am imagining it but i always thought it was flat till the alps/ pryanise and it was always decided by a sprint or breakaway. I much prefer the climbs and the tactics of the mountain stages just thought it was odd we had so many tough stages so early
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« Reply #1375 on: July 14, 2014, 02:49:53 PM » |
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Contador crash! But back on the back eventually...
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« Reply #1376 on: July 14, 2014, 03:21:33 PM » |
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Now gone
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« Reply #1377 on: July 14, 2014, 03:22:15 PM » |
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Contador has abandoned! This year's TdF is nuts.  |
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« Reply #1378 on: July 14, 2014, 03:24:16 PM » |
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The two overwhelming pre-race favourites are out of the TDF, and we're not even at the first rest day! Alps & Pyrenees still await!
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« Reply #1379 on: July 14, 2014, 03:32:14 PM » |
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What happened with Contador? Commentator seemed to suggest his bike frame just collapsed?!
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